The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-02


who also has an immense fortune. murdered
two years ago in her castle near Cracow, and up
to the present moment the Austrian police have
not succeeded in finding the murderer. Her
oposki. son of the celebrated statesman known
for his endeavors to reconcile Poland and Russia
UNDER a law which has just passed the Min
nesota LEGISLATURE, the restrictions placed upon
the practice of medicine in that State will be
more severe than in any other part of the
United States. All persons who wish to prac
tice medicine after July must pass an examna-
ton before board of nine persons. irrespective
of whether they hold regular diplomas or not,
and only those who have taken three courses of
medical lectures will be admitted to the ex-
animation.
MINISTER'S, when making requisition for
halt-fare ticket. obliged, by the new regula-
tons of one of the Western roads, to make a1i-
davit a blank furnished them that they are
regularly ordained clergymen and that they are
engaged in other business occupation. A
certificate received from preacher at
Salina, Neb., who added after the words IL am
engaged in no other business or occupation.
the phrase; But IN preaching the unsuchole
rlchs of gods Word" He got his ticket.
NEXT October Mr.. Charles Dickens will begin
in this country of public readings from
years old, with brown hair and mustache, and
of nearly the same height and build the elder
Dickens, but less pronounced in dress. The in
dications are that he will make a fortune, the
demands for his services are already many. He
has already mad two years experience public
reader. and is supposed to reproduce his fathers
original conceptions of the characters in his
fathers novels.
MARK TwAIN's successful reading tour two
years ago. in company with Mr.. George w. Ca
BILE, his own business venture, and by it he
Melted. clear of all expenses. $4,000, from the
first week of November to the first week of
March following He paid Mr.. Cable $500 week
and his expenses. 1t was he who first introduced
Mr.. Cable to the business of public reading. hav-
ing started him in Hartford the year before the
joint tour. His idea that two authors on
platform, reading from their own works, would
be less monotonous, and therefore more attract
i've than
SENATOR STANFORD is having his great ranch
searched for building stone for his projected
university. He hopes to have seven buildings
put up this year. They will be Moorish in de-
sign. Seven other buildings will be erected as
fast as they needed. Il am" he says, Eek
ceedngy anxious to have the work proceed rap
idly and without delay, for l want to see the
fruit of my labors while l live. am founding
this university in the hope and belief that boys
and girls can be educated into men and women
prepared and willing to grapple successfully
with the probabilities of lfe and thus prove
blessing to themselves and the world"
All WUNG LING is a celebrity. inasmuch
he is the only Chinese actor on the American
stage. He plays Jim Lung in 1.-THE Golden
Giant" He is twenty-nine years of age, and
Mr.. Rankin says he is very apt pupil. II have
been on the stage six months, said he, first in
The Dantes' 1 like it all but the travelng-it
costs much to live. 1 want to go home when
l make money enough, but don't think ever
will There's no use anyhow. because expect
to die every day, there's so much danger in this
country" They say he is resigned to his fate
and really expects that every day will be his
last, and mourns great deal over the terrible
expense of living.
DURING his many travels through the country
Mr.. Beecher in the habit of sleeping in
blanket bag when in railroad and railroad
stations at night The bag consisted of a plush
blanket sewed up at the side and the bottom,
and was used because it kept off the draughts.
The distinguished preacher did not disdain to
snore loudly at times. He always in search
of useful information. eat a malt house in
astonished the proprietor by his information
concerning the various grades of malt, and he
once told nurserymau at Rochester more about
trees than the latter had ever thought of. Major
teen years, declares that he destitute of
ambition and that his leading purpose was to
acquire truth and transmit it.
THE late Colonel Kersey Coates of the
founders of Kansas City, was conspicuous actor
in the drama of Free Soil VS.. Border Ruffanism.
He assisted Governor Reeder to escape when the
latter had been indicted by the Lecompton grand
jury for teason in organizing the Free State
government. When Governor Robinson was
rested similar charge, Colonel Coates went
to Lecompton his counsel. The chivalric
Democrats ordered HIM and his wife to leave the
town within an hour, or both be shot, and
Governor" Shannon refused to interfere.
Colonel Coates put few revolvers in his pockets
and said he would stay until he finished what he
came to do He DID, and the gallant slave
hunters failed to fulfill their promise. On num-
erous other occasions his life threatened.
but he always managed to protect himself. He
president of the first Republican club in
Kansas.